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- #41
- Posted: 09/24/2013 12:18
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| lethalnezzle wrote: | | No Songs For Swingin' Lovers? |
Not sure how that slipped through the cracks. Yeah, that goes on too.
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- #42
- Posted: 09/24/2013 13:33
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Great thread here. I did something similar about 5 years ago and discovered a lot of great music.
not sure if these help but I recommend:
Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
After Midnight - Nat King Cole
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus.
Mississippi John Hurt is amazing - great sound.
The Anthology of American Folk Music has some real gems on it - James Alley Blues by Richard Brown for one!
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- #43
- Posted: 09/24/2013 16:07
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| edubs wrote: | Great thread here. I did something similar about 5 years ago and discovered a lot of great music.
not sure if these help but I recommend:
Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
After Midnight - Nat King Cole
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus. |
Those are all from later years, but I'll make sure they get onto the list. Have heard some from those artists' earlier work and enjoyed it.
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Mississippi John Hurt is amazing - great sound.
The Anthology of American Folk Music has some real gems on it - James Alley Blues by Richard Brown for one! |
We listened to most of the anthology on our vacation drive earlier this week. As you might expect, it's a mixed bag, but we really enjoyed a lot of tracks. Probably enjoyed the Red Singing the most.
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- #44
- Posted: 09/24/2013 23:09
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| lethalnezzle wrote: | | No Songs For Swingin' Lovers? |
Speaking of Frank Sinatra, how do people here feel about him? I go back and forth between thinking he's brilliant and thinking he's a hack. His vocal skills are undeniable, but his artistry often leaves something to be desired. For example, the two opening tracks on In The Wee Small Hours are genius, but then I hear him do his "special" rendition of "Ol' McDonald"... it's probably a good thing that artists weren't expected to write their own songs in his day.
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- #45
- Posted: 09/29/2013 23:51
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Alright then.
Anyway, here's 1957. This year saw the debut of many influential artists in rock/pop, as well as the creative peak of Miles Davis, who released (at least) three masterpieces over the course of the year.
Blue Train (Coltrane) - acclaimed hard bop album
Round About Midnight (Miles Davis) - hard bop masterpiece
Miles Ahead (Miles Davis) - third stream masterpiece
Bags' Groove (Miles Davis) - post-bop masterpiece
Soulville (Ben Webster) - representative recording of jazz legend
Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk) - grammy hall of fame
Sing a Song of Basie (Count Basie) - grammy hall of fame
A Night at the Village Vanguard (Sonny Rollins)- Penguin core collection
After Midnight - Nat King Cole does pure jazz
Other Sounds (Yusef Lateef) - pioneering blend of jazz with Eastern music
The Chirping Crickets (Buddy Holly) - debut of major rock artist
Dance Album (Carl Perkins) - debut of major rock artist
Here’s Little Richard - debut of major rock artist
After School Session (Chuck Berry) - debut of major rock artist
Singing to My Baby (Eddie Cochran) - debut of major rock artist
20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection 1954 - 1961 (Kitty Wells)- representative recordings from major country artist
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar - debut of major country artist
Sam Cooke - debut of major R&B artist
Ray Charles - debut of major R&B artist
Weavers at Carnegie - grammy hall of fame
The Wildest (Louis Prima) - grammy hall of fame
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- #46
- Posted: 09/30/2013 00:51
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| sp4cetiger wrote: | | Speaking of Frank Sinatra, how do people here feel about him? I go back and forth between thinking he's brilliant and thinking he's a hack. His vocal skills are undeniable, but his artistry often leaves something to be desired. For example, the two opening tracks on In The Wee Small Hours are genius, but then I hear him do his "special" rendition of "Ol' McDonald"... it's probably a good thing that artists weren't expected to write their own songs in his day. |
Just me...but personally, I always preferred Tony Bennett. He recorded with less strings, and he just always sounded genuine no matter what he did. Does. Bennett always had soul, and he has a warm quality to his voice and his recordings. while Sinatra sounded more like he was doing it for himself than for me. I find it much easier to listen to a Tony Bennett album than any album by Sinatra...even his great ones.
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- #47
- Posted: 09/30/2013 01:05
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| Romanelli wrote: | | Just me...but personally, I always preferred Tony Bennett. He recorded with less strings, and he just always sounded genuine no matter what he did. Does. Bennett always had soul, and he has a warm quality to his voice and his recordings. while Sinatra sounded more like he was doing it for himself than for me. I find it much easier to listen to a Tony Bennett album than any album by Sinatra...even his great ones. |
I said almost exactly the same thing to my wife when we were listening to Tony Bennett, but didn't know what to say when she asked me why. He just sounds more honest. It's weird because he started his career by basically imitating any singer he could think of.
When it comes to the more colorful (jazzy?) vocal styles, Sinatra is okay, but I've really enjoyed Chet Baker and Sarah Vaughan.
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- #48
- Posted: 10/04/2013 04:23
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Dance Mania (Tito Puente) - grammy hall of fame, helped popularize Caribbean and Afro-Cuban music
Live at Newport 1958 (Mahalia Jackson) - headline act at first gospel showcase at newport
Buddy Holly - Holly's most acclaimed album
Jerry Lee Lewis - debut of major rock artist
Bo Diddley - compilation of representative recordings, rock n roll act
Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel (Duane Eddy) - representative recordings from rr hof artist
Everly Brothers - debut of major rock/pop artist
Milestones (Miles Davis) - along with Kind of Blue, lays the foundation for modal jazz
Porgy and Bess (Miles Davis) - jazz critics regard as historic
Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday) - highly acclaimed album right before death
Somethin’ Else (Cannonball Adderly) - Penguin core collection
The Atomic Mr. Basie (Count Basie) - most acclaimed album from an important figure in jazz
Blues Walk (Lou Donaldson) - best album of influential artist
Hi-Lo's and all that jazz - grammy hall vocal group
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely - acclaimed Sinatra album
Kingston Trio - debut of popular folk artist
Wanda Jackson - representative recordings of major country act
At Newport (Ray Charles) - The first classic recording of R&B's most influential singer
On the Town (Oscar Peterson Trio) - A landmark live jazz album
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- #49
- Posted: 10/05/2013 03:54
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I would add:
Ray Charles - At Newport (The first classic recording of R&B's most influential singer)
Oscar Peterson Trio - On the Town (A landmark live jazz album)
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- #50
- Posted: 10/05/2013 04:13
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| Bork wrote: | I would add:
Ray Charles - At Newport (The first classic recording of R&B's most influential singer)
Oscar Peterson Trio - On the Town (A landmark live jazz album) |
Done, thanks. Ray Charles' debut was really good, I think it's gonna become a standard part of my rotation.
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